Arrondissement of Privas

The arrondissement of Privas is an arrondissement of France in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 66 communes.[1] Its population is 84,907 (2016), and its area is 1,145.5 km2 (442.3 sq mi).[2]

Privas
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
No. of communes66
PrefecturePrivas
Area
  Total1,145.5 km2 (442.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total84,907
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE code072

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Privas are:[1]

History

The arrondissement of Privas was created in 1800.[3] In 2007 it lost the four cantons of Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Villeneuve-de-Berg to the arrondissement of Largentière.[3][4] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Ardèche, it gained eight communes from the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and it lost five communes to the arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône and two communes to the arrondissement of Largentière.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Privas were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Bourg-Saint-Andéol
  2. Chomérac
  3. Privas
  4. Rochemaure
  5. Saint-Pierreville
  6. Viviers
  7. La Voulte-sur-Rhône

References

  1. "Arrondissement de Privas (072)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. Historique de l'Ardèche
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral n° 07-041, 22 February 2007, p 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  5. "Arrêté n° 16-548, 29 December 2016, p 332" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

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